Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Sunday, March 22, 2015

beautysplendorand quiet rainthe greening earthdraped with florahas graced these tired winter eyescelebrate the growthinhale the smellssee and feel the lightthe stars are manythe moon is biggerbrighterhealingspring is an emotionlike no other

Thursday, March 19, 2015

1969 - During Summer break from KSU, I worked in Chicago as a Governess. I worked for the most wonderful loving family, caring for their children. Those months living with David, Bobby, and Margie were a very special time in my life.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Monday, March 16, 2015

My sister surprised me with a St. Patrick's Day gift ~ somehow (wink - wink) she knew I was out of my signature fragrance, "Beautiful". When I opened the mailbox today, there was a package from her with a bottle of "Beautiful" inside. A VERY nice surprise!! Thank you, Patty!! ♥

On Saturday, I received the sweetest card from her. A "for no reason" card ~ just telling me she loves me.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

The last two nights I've had vivid dreams of both my brother and my mother. The dreams seemed SO real. Patrick and Mom looked exactly like themselves, as if they were here. I think of them all the time but the dreams stirred up memories and deeper thoughts. I miss them both SO much.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

Went to an Estate Sale in Daleville today. Bought these two beautiful pottery pieces, both signed. The vase is Mexico. The large platter is Cady Clay Works. Did some research. Cady ClayWorksis in Seagrove, North Carolina, where you will find the handmade pottery studio of John Mellage and Beth Gore.

Friday, March 13, 2015

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Summer, 1968 - Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Put-in-Bay is a village on South Bass Island. Larry and I went there to spend the day with some of his family. It was a fun day until we left for home. Larry drove a Corvair and on the way home the engine fell out of the car! Literally! He found an old belt in the trunk and tied the engine up high enough off the ground that we could crawl at a very low speed to somewhere where we could get help. Not much open at night in those days. We got to a gas station and all they could do was tie it up better until he could get me home. An experience I will never forget. Poor Larry. Mom was NOT happy.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Monday, March 9, 2015

Our Moon on March 9 at 12:15 a.m. It was a beautiful day, temperature in the mid 60s. It is in the high 40s now and pleasant outside. The moon looks a little like a Fall moon, a Halloween Moon. Hoping the snow is done flying and Spring weather will be upon us soon.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Score!! I went to an Estate Sale this weekend and spotted this great painting/collage by Mary Bullington of Roanoke. I've been wanting one of her paintings for some time. She is a fine artist who works in mixed media, acrylics, and collage. I fell in love with it on sight yesterday. Didn't even sleep well last night because I couldn't stop thinking about it, so I went back today and treated myself with this purchase. I am going to contact Mary to find out the name of the painting.

I hung it in the kitchen on the wall over my antique oak dry sink, but I am concerned because there are MANY windows in this area and I fear the light might fade the painting. I need to check into this. I am SO happy and excited ~ I love this painting. *I just found out the title. It is THE FRENCH QUARTER. Perfect!

Friday, March 6, 2015

This was yesterday morning during our steady cold rain. This little bluebird stood on the lightpost bar, waited patiently, then flew down to the ground every few minutes. My guess is there were a good number of earthworms pretty close to the surface. Once the snow started, he was nowhere to be found ~ off in a bush somewhere with a belly full of worms.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Full Worm Micro Moon right now!! Tonight's moon is the smallest full moon of 2015. At the time of this spring Moon, the ground begins to soften and earthworms reappear, inviting the return of robins. This is also known as the Sap Moon, as it marks the time when maple sap begins to flow and the annual tapping of maple trees begins.

I was 1-1/2 years old and had my entire life ahead of me. Little did I know how much I would grow to love these two who held my hand and were always there for me. How perfect ~ a sister and a brother. Throughout our lives, through all the joys and sorrows that life brings, we remained in close contact. Patrick's physical presence is gone, but he is here in spirit ~ forever in my heart.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Monday, March 2, 2015

Sunday, March 1, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Patty !!

This little leprechaun is doing a birthday jig just for you, my sister. I will hate to see you leave tomorrow. We've had a lot of fun during your visit ~ eating out, antiquing, and working in my booths at Buy The Season. I hope Spring will stir up good sales for us.

We had some snowstorms while you were here, but hopefully you and your hubs were a wee bit warmer than you would have been back home in Ohio. It's going to be cold when you get back there.

So, for this Birthday, I wish you warmth, love, happiness, and FUN. Not just for today, but for the coming year.

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"PAINT WHAT YOUR EYE CAN SEE AND GIVE IT A SOUL, YOUR SOUL, AND LET NOT THE ONLOOKERS MAKE JUDGEMENT ..... FILL YOUR MIND WITH THE WIND AND THE AIR AND COLORS OF EVERYTHING KNOWN TO MAN AND ANIMAL ALIKE."~Fabriozi 1471 - 1502 artist

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"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

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The Cancer Candle reminding us to pray for those who need healing.

"THERE IS A CRACK IN EVERYTHING.THAT'S HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN."~Leonard Cohen

"Poets and painters are outside the class system, or rather they constitute a special class of their own, like the circus people and the gypsies."~Gerald Brenan1894-1987author, historian

"TIME IS THE COIN OF YOUR LIFE. IT IS THE ONLY COIN YOU HAVE, AND ONLY YOU CAN DETERMINE HOW IT WILL BE SPENT. BE CAREFUL LEST YOU LET OTHER PEOPLE SPEND IT FOR YOU."~Carl Sandburg 1878 - 1967 writer, poet

Two shall be born a whole wide world apart and one day out of darkness they shall stand and read life's meaning in each other's eyes.

"THE MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION YOU CAN OWN IS AN OPEN HEART. THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON YOU CAN BE IS AN INSTRUMENT OF PEACE." ~Carlos Santana

"NO LOVE, NO FRIENDSHIP CAN CROSS THE PATH OF OUR DESTINY WITHOUT LEAVING SOME MARK ON IT FOREVER."~Francois Mauriac

1885 - 1970

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... and he called me "artsy-craftsy"~ how foolish of me to think he understood my passion

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I AM A "SEARCHER"

"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.

For wanderers, dreamers, and lovers, for lonely men and women who dare to ask of life everything good and beautiful. It is for those who are too gentle to live among wolves."

~ James Kavanaugh

I am THE LOVERS Tarot Card

Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. THE LOVERS represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made. Originally, this card was just called LOVE. And that's acually more apt than "LOVERS." Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, who is about control, it is a radical change in perspective. LOVE is a force that makes you choose and decide for reasons you often can't understand; it makes you surrender control to a higher power. And that is what this card is all about. Finding something or someone who is so much a part of yourself, so perfectly attuned to you and you to them, that you cannot, dare not resist. This card indicates that you have or will come across a person, a career, challenge, or thing that you will fall in love with. You will know instinctively that you must have this, even if it means diverging from your chosen path. No matter the difficulties, without it you will never be complete.